Posted: April 4, 2017
Exquisite sweet fruit fragrances and a mid-weight palate with excellent botrytis flavours that are seamlessly balanced by the acidity.
Comments Off on GMH Noble Sweet White SEA Semillon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very attractive lifted tropical bouquet with perfumed nuances. Lovely flavour sweetness balanced by crisp acid.
Comments Off on K1 by Geoff Hardy Autumn Harvest Adelaide Hills Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A big powerful style with obvious age. High in sugar but has enough acid to match.
Comments Off on Carmine’s Rare SEA Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Excellent aged and complex wine with lovely yellow green hues. Smells of prunes and caramels with thick rich spicy fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Baileys Winemakers Selection Rare Old Glenrowan Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Rich wine with excellent use of oak and fruit with concentrated nutty musky aromas and nicely aged treacle-like palate that has been nicely refreshed.
Comments Off on Baileys Winemakers Selection Rare Old Glenrowan Topaque NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An excellent style that has lovely deep amber hues with complex aromas of stonefruit and nutty age intensity. The lively fruit flavours fill the sumptuous complex and well balanced palate.
Comments Off on Baileys Founders Series Classic Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
The nose has a lovely toffee/fruit cake complexity to it which is echoed on the thick, rich and lip-smakingly delicious palate.
Comments Off on Baileys Founders Series Classic Rutherglen Topaque NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Floral aromatics and a hot palate with plum fruit flavours, firm tannins and balancing acid.
Comments Off on Baileys VP140 Vintage 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Orange marmalade bouquet with sharp herbal spirit lift. Fresh and sweet in the mouth with good flavour depth.
Comments Off on Saltram Mr Pickwick Rare Barossa Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very old wine but is still very fresh. Candied apricot aromas lead on to a long lingering and delicious palate with complexity of fruit flavours balanced by some very good spirit.
Comments Off on Penfolds Great Grandfather Rare 30 Years Old Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Excellent deep amber hues with a complexity of marmalade and spicy aromas and an intense concentration of black treacle like flavours with excellent use of oak.
Comments Off on Penfolds Grandfather Rare 20 Years Old Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A youthful wine with dusty orange peel aromas which follow through to the attractive palate.
Comments Off on Penfolds Father Grand 10 Years Old Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Inviting sugary orange peel aromas. Tooth hurting sweetness to the palate. Has good depth and balance. “Needs ice cream”, said one judge.
Comments Off on De Beaurepaire Coeur d’Or Mudgee Rylstone Botrytis Semillon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Leathery burnt toffee bouquet and simple but intense fruit flavours on a well balanced palate.
Comments Off on Gumpara Wines Barossa Valley Tawny Grenache NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very aromatic burnt orange and floral bouquet. Mouth-wateringly rich palate with a complexity of nutty/citrus peel flavours.
Comments Off on Gumpara Wines Barossa Valley Liqueur Frontignac (500ml) NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A fabulously complex wine with fragrant aromas showing lively funky spirit. Velvety smooth in the mouth – lots of aged characters but has a lovely freshness.
Comments Off on Gumpara Wines Old Barossa Valley Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh floral aromatics and a bright and simple, but very tasty, palate.
Comments Off on Brangayne of Orange Late Harvest Orange Riesling 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Smells of honey on toast. Very sweet palate brimming over with lovely fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Shingleback Late Harvest Noble McLaren Vale Semillon 2014 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Distinctive licorice-like characters on the nose with a rich, complex and well balanced spicy plum palate. Has plenty of potential.
Comments Off on Reillys Wines Dryland Clare Valley Fortified Shiraz 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Smells like Christmas cake with licorice layers. Very sweet palate – good flavour profile.
Comments Off on St Michael’s Vineyard Personal Reserve Vintage Fortified Heathcote Shiraz Durif 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Inky purple colour with rip plum, tar and prune aromas lifted by aromatic spirit. Perfectly balanced palate with spicy fruit flavours, firm tannins and perfect level of acidity.
Comments Off on Kalleske J.M.K Vintage Port Shiraz 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developed toffee and coffee characters on the nose and well balanced dried fruit flavours with subtle use of oak.
Comments Off on Millbrook Swan Valley Pedro Ximenez NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Young fresh and very muscaty with funky spirit complexity and perfect sugar balance.
Comments Off on Keeper’s Glove Special Reserve Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
An excellent style with complex musky/toffee aromas and a youthful, generously flavoured palate.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Tawny (New Bottling) Margaret River Fortified NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
“A very special wine,” was one judge’s opinion. The nose open up to chocolaty fruit cake characters and the thick palate has upfront acid that gives lovely freshness to the wine.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Museum Fortified Margaret River Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Candied fruit nose and generous fruit palate that is thick and velvety smooth in the mouth.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Classic Margaret River Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A simple style of tawny with subtle oakiness. Has fresh aromas of raisons and citrus with nice nuttiness. Beautifully aged palate has a seamless balance of nutty rancio flavours. Good acidity.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Tawny Margaret River Fortified NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Developed prune-like bouquet with dusty notes and a thick sweet prune palate that has lovely warming spirit.
Comments Off on Gralyn Estate Artizan Rare Margaret River Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Rich and inviting and smelling of toffee, raisins and honey ice cream with a youthful and flavoursome palate showing nutty development.
Comments Off on Galway Pipe Grand Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Toffee sweet fragrances on the nose with a lovely spicy perfumed lift. It has a super succulent thick palate with deliciously long spicy prune flavours and a long lingering and very fresh finish.
Comments Off on Morris Old Premium Rare Liqueur Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Intense nutty nose and silky smooth, well developed palate. Offering good drinking now.
Comments Off on Morris V.P Rutherglen Vintage 2005 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lusciously rich and complex deep brown tawny with ripe flavours, nice age characters, hints of burnt sugar and quite tannic.
Comments Off on Morris Cellar Reserve Grand Rutherglen Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very inviting complexity of toffee/flor like aromas and a rich and very flavoursome palate with lovely mix of freshness and complexity.
Comments Off on Morris Mia Aged Amber Rutherglen Apera NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A really lovely style with a nose of walnuts, almonds and citrus peel showing some great flor characters. Very lengthy dry crisp green apple palate; some astringency.
Comments Off on Morris Mia Pale Flor Rutherglen Apera NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Lovely young fruit driven style. Fresh spicy stonefruit aromas and very sweet/spicy pear flavours.
Comments Off on Morris Cellar One Classic Liqueur Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very dark, very old and yet a very fresh wine. Burnt caramel nose layered with fruit cake characters. Amazingly thick and syrupy in the mouth. “In a class of its own”, declared one judge!
Comments Off on Morris Cellar Reserve Grand Liqueur Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Aromatic burnt sugar/orange peel nose. Luscious and quite hot in the mouth with plenty of sweet toffee flavour complexity.
Comments Off on Morris Classic Liqueur Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A huge wine with treacley maturity to the nose and some nice nuttiness. Super concentrated thick luscious citrus peel flavours with hints of cinnamon and almond.
Comments Off on Morris Old Premium Rare Liqueur Rutherglen Topaque NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Very intense dark chocolaty/treacle like aromas and some intensely ‘thick’ flavours with more of everything and that clings to the glass with a lovely long lingering finish.
Comments Off on Morris Cellar Reserve Grand Liqueur Rutherglen Tokay NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Fresh grapey/floral fruit aromas has both good age and nice freshness – luscious and complex palate with delicious toffee/fruit flavours.
Comments Off on Morris Cellar One Classic Liqueur Rutherglen Topaque NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Good muscat characters to the nose and light floral flavours. “What you expect from a moscato”.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Watermark Riverina Moscato NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A great wine with excellent fruit and lovely age complexity. Smells of toffee and fruit cake with a palate that has strong tannins adding restraint to the toffee sweetness.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Exclusif Riverina Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Sweet perfumed bouquet with slight herbal hints. Palate has a good balance between the luscious fruit and drying tannins.
Comments Off on Saddler’s Creek Wines Botrytis Supreme Riverina Semillon 2013 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Attractive dried fruit/spicy bouquet and some simple, but very intense, raisin and prune-like flavours.
Comments Off on Buller Wines Pedro X Swan Hill Pedro Ximenez NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
A lovely nose that one judge thought was reminiscent of mature wedding cake! Very generously flavoured unctuously thick flavours, very sweet and showing lots of age.
Comments Off on Buller Wines Calliope Grand Rutherglen Muscat NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Attractive marmalade like botrytis characters to the powerful herbal nose. Perfect balance between the sumptuous quince/lychee fruit flavours and the acidity.
Comments Off on Buller Wines Beverford Gold Swan Hill Botrytis Semillon 2010 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Spicy muscat-like aromas with dried fruit flavours on the complex palate. “Getting there!”
Comments Off on Buller Wines Fine Old SEA Tawny NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Aromatic nutty citrus/peach bouquet with intense spicy orange peel flavours. Easy drinking.
Comments Off on Buller Wines Fine Old SEA Tokay NV / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Intense lifted aromas of citrus marmalade and equally intense sweet orange fruit flavours with excellent acidity and slight tannic grip.
Comments Off on Truffle Hill Pemberton Cane Cut Riesling (375ml) 2015 / 0 View / April 4, 2017
Posted: April 4, 2017
Nicely aged toasty toffee characters on the luscious fruit nose. Very elegant, harmoniously balanced palate. Good complexity of aged fruit, honey and spicy flavours.
Comments Off on Patrick of Coonawarra Jessie Coonawarra Botrytis Riesling (375ml) 2010 / 0 View / April 4, 2017